Delta plus variant, Bassetti: “10 times more contagious”

“On the Delta plus variant, what we know to date is that its contagiousness is 15-20% higher than the Delta. So watch out: compared to the original coronavirus, we have over 10 times more contagiousness”. Thus Matteo Bassetti, head of the infectious diseases department of the San Martino hospital in Genoa, takes stock with the Adnkronos Salute on the risks of the AY.4.2 variant of Sars-CoV-2. “In practice, an infectious disease more contagious than chicken pox. Today 9-10 people can be infected. It is the variant that could upset the balance – warns Bassetti – As aggressiveness is not superior to the Delta and vaccines seem to protect and work perfectly. even against the Delta plus variant. But beware: this variant is instead a danger for the unvaccinated. Those who are not immunized today are at high risk of being infected in the next 6-8 months “. “If the Delta plus variant becomes predominant also in Italy – he still warns – those who are not vaccinated will be infected. So be careful, it is better to get immunized than to risk even serious consequences”. According to the latest report from the Higher Institute of Health on pandemic coronavirus mutants, in Italy the so-called Delta plus variant is “present in 10 autonomous regions / provinces, but remains a minority”.